[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-last-founder":3,"chapter-the-last-founder-the-last-founder-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Last Founder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1248375,1678,"Chapter 17: Innate Will Technique","the-last-founder-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Moving his attention to the one titled ’innate awakened knowledge’, he found some information about the term used by the doppelganger from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Awakened’ are people blessed by the heavens of this world, as Alaric currently is. They are carefully selected by the heavenly dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavenly dao, being the creator and administrator of this world, bestows blessings upon 12 individuals in times of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ’trouble’ is usually a universe-wide calamity that would lead to the destruction of their world and other planes that are connected to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve candidates are selected and given the fate of combating this calamity with the best of their abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blessing does not increase an individual’s strength or give them special abilities. Instead, they increase the base trait of said individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if the blessing were bestowed upon a person whose bloodline has a trait of ’flame control’, this trait of theirs would gain a massive boost as their affinity for flames would rise astronomically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a blessing is bestowed upon an Elf who has several traits that Elves usually possess, the blessing will pick a trait to enhance significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Individuals who have an excellent affinity for other professions, such as alchemy, potion making, forging, or rune making, find that their affinity for those fields increases greatly after gaining a blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such people are called heaven chosens or blessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who hold such blessings are often treated with respect, but that is not always the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sometimes find themselves in perilous situations, and some are even hunted if they don’t have the necessary backing of an organization or sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why would people hunt down individuals meant to help them?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer quickly came. Blessings could be stolen from the selected individuals. As long as they are killed in the right conditions, an individual can take away the blessing of a heaven chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such individuals are usually considered vile and untrustworthy; they are labelled as evil in society because they do it for greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t want their potential and talent to increase by a large margin, even if it meant killing someone handpicked by the heavens themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These individuals, who are often proud of what they have done, tagged themselves usurpers, but society chooses to call them heretics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They always carry a baleful kind of aura after successfully usurping a blessing; it is like a certain taint in their existence that cannot be washed away. So they are easily identified by the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, the blessed are considered the epitome of good; they are respected and looked upon as the twelve saints of the era. But this time, things are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, there had been 13 awakenings instead of 12, and each of them awakened with a flaw, the cause of which was unknown. Some have flaws in their personalities that make others wary of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some organizations even thought of them as the problem instead of the solution to their current troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to now being wary of the current calamity, they have to be cautious of the blessed with peculiar personalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric couldn’t help but smile wryly at this current change. He knew he was in trouble. In this era, the changes have occurred with a 13th awakening. He could be considered an anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of his awakening, he would already be considered a flaw in the system and presumed to be a threat and the cause of the current state of the 12 before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be a target for elimination should he be found out by people who would seek to ’correct the system’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it wasn’t easy to identify an awakened, except that they were a heretic; those guys are a walking neon sign. So, Alaric wasn’t too worried about being found out easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was concerning was that the moment he was found out, he would be in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calming down, Alaric took away from ’innate awakened information’, and brought his attention to the ’innate technique: will tampering technique’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first information he stumbled across was an introduction to innate techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were special methods a practitioner uses to grow stronger, given by the heavenly dao to a minority of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There arenormal techniquesused by practitioners to grow stronger, but they are not suited for everyone. These techniques have grades depending on the complexity or potential of the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An innate technique that is manifested the moment a blessed one awakens, or in some rare cases, from birth, is perfectly suited for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be considered the epitome of techniques as they do not have grades. They are only as powerful as their wielders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate techniques, like normal techniques, are divided into ’innate cultivation techniques’, ’innate spiritual techniques’, ’innate essence\u002Fbody techniques ’, and ’innate martial techniques’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation techniques are methods used by energy practitioners after the foundation stage to gather the energy of heaven and earth to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They concentrate this energy, known as origin energy, in a location known as the ’core,’ situated at the navel area of the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This energy is then used to temper every aspect of their being, body, and mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual techniques are different from cultivation techniques. They are techniques that form the core in the mind of the user, absorbing and converting origin energy into origin psionic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This energy is then used to elevate the state of the practitioner’s mind and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body cultivation techniques are used to elevate the body of a practitioner. Their core is created in the heart of the user, gathering the essence origin energy to break the limits of the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are the different paths of a practitioner, and it is considered impossible to walk all three at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking two is also not possible as the cores would conflict with each other, and ultimately destroy each other, killing the practitioner in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial techniques are battle or combat arts used by practitioners. They are usually divided into grades depending on several factors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innate technique that the heavens bestowed upon Alaric was different from the normal categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a ’will technique’. A technique that tempers the will was unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, Alaric would think willpower was just the ability to exert self-control or just drive and determination, but that is not all in this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willpower is a very crucial aspect of a practitioner; without will, a practitioner cannot progress smoothly. Some practitioners couldn’t progress because they lacked a certain level of willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most desired aspect about this method is that he cultivates his mental strength and doesn’t need to create a core. This means he can still decide to follow any of the existing paths without hindrance.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-05T15:32:41.180Z",1,"novelbin.me","477b103f7159c628497e538bd6723f4f62bd8d2e97621e20fc9e13e6ddae45ad","the-last-founder-chapter-18","the-last-founder-chapter-16",53,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-last-founder-cover.jpg"]